Acknowledgement of Country

Dharug

Bayadyinyang budyari Dharug yiyura Dharug Ngurra.
Bayady’u budyari Dharug Warunggadgu baranyiin barribugu.
Bayady’u budyari wagulgu yiyuragu Ngurra bimalgu Blacktown City. Flannel flowers dyurali bulbuwul.
Yanmannyang mudayi Dharug Ngurrawa. Walama ngyini budbud dali Dharug Ngurra Dharug yiyura baranyiin barribugu.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this Land, the Dharug people, and their continued connection to Country.
We pay our respects to Elders from yesterday to tomorrow.
We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Blacktown City where the flannel flowers still grow proud and strong.
We will walk softly on this land and open our hearts to Country as the Dharug people have for tens of thousands of years.

Credit to: Dharug woman Rhiannon Wright, daughter of Leanne ‘Mulgo’ Watson Redpath and granddaughter of Aunty Edna Watson

Applications open for 2018 Creative Residency Program

Applications open for 2018 Creative Residency Program

Are you an artist looking for a great space to create new work in? Do you have a creative project ready for the next development phase?

Blacktown Arts Centre’s Creative Residency Program supports artistic development and emerging arts practices in all forms.

The 2018 program offers space and funded residencies in the following categories:

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Residency $5000
  • Pat Parker Memorial Residency $5000
  • Performing Arts Residency $5000
  • Performing Arts Space Residency
  • Studio Residency
  • Without Borders Residency $5000.

The Creative Residency Program offers exciting opportunities for artists who want to engage with people or places in Blacktown, often resulting in a rich collaboration between artists and communities.

Applications for the 2018 Creative Residency Program close on Thursday, 14 September 2017. Apply for a 2018 Creative Residency.

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Image Credits:

Sandy Maestro, 2017 artist-in-residence, by Joshua Morris

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